‘WE’RE STILL HERE’

By: Clay Schuldt

MANKATO – The 2025 Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse Ride came to end Friday at Reconciliation Park in Mankato. Their arrival in Reconciliation Park marked the end of a 17-day journey that began at Fort Thompson on the Crow Creek ...

December 27, 2025

New year, new 209 Pub owners

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – Starting with the new year, 209 Pub and Grill will have new owners whose faces should be familiar to regular customers. Becky Portner and her son, Nick Portner, will be taking over the restaurant effective Jan. 1. The two will be ...

December 27, 2025

Manderfeld to retire from NUPU

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – The last day of 2025 will be New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) Director Kris Manderfeld’s final day at the job. Manderfeld has worked at public utilities for 32 years — 26 years in the finance department and six years as ...

December 27, 2025

Area roundup: Chargers corral Crusaders

BOYS BASKETBALL MVL 75, Loyola 63 MANKATO — Minnesota Valley Lutheran downed Mankato Loyola 75-63 on Friday night in the opening round of the Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament at Bethany Lutheran College. MVL was led by ...

December 26, 2025

Benson back from foot injury at MSU

By: Jim Bastian

NEW ULM — Last season at this time, Colton Benson was working rehabbing his broken right foot that pretty much shelved his freshman basketball season at Minnesota State. “For three months I was working with the trainers every day trying to ...

December 26, 2025

Eagles rout LCWM in Kwik Trip tourney opener

By: Ari Selvey

MANKATO — New Ulm started both halves of a first-round Kwik Trip Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament game against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial in dominant fashion Friday, cruising to an 82-57 win at Bethany Lutheran College. “It gives ...

December 26, 2025